Notes.Merwin, Hulbert & Co. revolvers were one of the great over looked models in most Western movies. For whatever reason, most movies and stories seem to feature either Colt, Smith & Wesson, or Remingon firearms. The MH&Co. firearms, while not as well known, seem to be at least as prolific as Reminton, and perhaps nearly as much as Colt or S&W, judging by the number of examples that have shown up. Reloading an MH&ampCo. revolver should be faster than either Colt, or Remington, and perhaps maybe a little better than S&W. It's great advantage was that when you ejected the empty cartridges, it retained any unfired rounds. It worked by pressing a button, rotating the barrel 1/4 turn, then pulling the barrel and cylinder back. Any fired cartridge cases would be ejected. You then reversed the procedure, and loaded fresh shells through a loading gate. And unlike other models, you could get a MH& Co. pistol in either Blue or nickel plate for the same price. This feature makes the blued version less numerous, more rare, and if you can find one today, it commands a higher price.

Pepperboxes maybe classed as Muzzle loaders if Cap and ball or Gate Loading Revolvers if loaded with metallic cartridges. The Sharps Pepperbox was in fact a four barrelled breech loading pistol.

Muzzle loading pistols are usually large caliber and therefore "Heavy pistols" for determining Wounding effects. Duelling pistols and some civilian weapons may be medium powered.

The Coup de Poing were low cost weapons and formed the basis of the Apache pistol. Apache pistols have a folding knife blade and a folding grip that can be used as a knuckleduster. Knuckledusters are used with the Fisticuff skill and subtract one from the targets unarmed combat save.

Reid's "My Friend" revolver was a firearm that incorporated a finger ring that could be used as a knuckleduster.

**The Le Mat came in several styles, and at least 4 different calibers. There was the standard revolver in .42 C&B with an 18 guage shotgun tube. This was later changed to .44 C&B to be more compatible with the majority of pistol ammo available during the War Between the States. There was also a smaller version known as the Baby Le Mat in .35 caliber with a 28 guage shotgun barrel. It too was changed later to .36 for the same reason as the larger caliber version.

A couple of thousand Le Mat pistols were used in the American civil war, mainly by the Confederates. At least three generals carried them. After the war they continued to be made in France, Belgium and Birmingham and while rare in the US they can still be found in parts of the world that are under French influence. They are found in both Cap and Ball and Pinfire chamberings and a few Centrefire weapons may be found too. In all models the shot barrel is muzzle loaded. The 9mm version is quite rare.

The Webley RIC model is the standard sidearm of the London Metropolitan Police. When they carry firearms that is. It is also the standard sidearm of the Royal Irish Constabulary.

The 20ga Lancaster pistol can be treated as a Howdah pistol or as the shot barrel of a Le Matt pistol. The Lancaster in .577 Short Boxer is a Howdah pistol.

http://www.the-shipyard.de/ has some information on Victorian weapons for "Cthulhu by Gaslight". Weights, capacities and cost can be used in other systems. More usefully, there are images of many of the weapons.

Rifles and shotguns.

NAME

TYPE

CALIBER

SHOTS

COST

WEIGHT

COUNTRY

Hawkens Plains Rifle 1800

Muzzle loading rifle

.50

1

15

USA

Henry Carbine

LA Carbine

.44RF

12SFT

£1

7.5 lbs

USA

Henry Rifle 1862

LA Rifle

.44RF

18SFT

£1

8.3 lbs

USA

Remington Rolling Block Rifle

BL Rifle

.45-70/ various

1

£1 ¼

9 lbs

USA/ various

Sharps Buffalo Rifle

BL Long Hunting rifle

.50-120, .45-120

1

£4

16 lbs

USA

Sharps 1867

BL Rifle

.45-70

1

£3 5/7

9.1 lbs

USA

Sharps carbine 1867

BL Carbine

.45-70

1

6.5

USA

Spencer 1863

LA Carbine

.56RF

7SFT

£1

7.3 lbs

USA

Springfield Rifle-Musket 1853

Rifle-Musket

.577 Minie Ball

1

8lb 10oz

USA

Springfield Rifle-Musket Carbine

Rifle-Musket carbine

.577 Minie Ball

1

6lb 10oz

USA

Trapdoor Springfield 1873*

BL Rifle

.45-70

1

£1 4/12

8.4 lbs

USA

Trapdoor Springfield*

BL Carbine

.45-55

1

£0 15/4

7.6 lbs

USA

Winchester 86

LA Carbine

.45-70

5SFT

£1 4/3

7.5 lbs

USA

Winchester 86

LA Rifle

.45-70

7SFT

£2

8.8 lbs

USA

NAME

TYPE

CALIBER

SHOTS

COST

WEIGHT

COUNTRY

Winchester Carbine2

LA Carbine (Pistol caliber)

.44-40

10SFT

£1

7.5 lbs

USA

Winchester Rifle2

LA Rifle (Pistol caliber)

.32-20,.38-40, .44-40

15SFT

£1 5/3

8.6 lbs

USA

Remington-Lee****

BA Rifle

.45-70

5SFM

£4 12/5

9.5 lbs

US Navy/USMC

Berdan M1871*

BA Single shot rifle

10.75mm x 58R

1

Russia

Mauser Kropatschek M1886*

BA Rifle

8x60R

8SFT

Portugal

Murata type 18 (1885) *

BL Rifle

11mm x 60R

1

Japan

Murata type 22 (1889) *

BL Rifle

8mm x 53R

1

Japan

Vetterli M1870

BA Single shot Rifle

10.4mm x 47R

1

Italy

Vetterli-Vitali M1870/87 *

BA Rifle

10.4mm x 47R

4SFM

£1 ¾

8.25lbs

Italy

Beaumont Rifle*

BA Rifle

11mm

5SFM

£1 5/3

9.25lbs

Holland

Martini-Henry Carbine *

BL Rifle

.45 (.450/.577)

1

£1

7lb 8oz

Great Britain

Martini-Henry*

BL Carbine

.45 (.450/.577)

1

£1

8lb 10oz

Great Britain

Martini-Metford

BL Rifle

.303

1

8lb 12oz

Great Britain

Martini-Metford Carbine

BL Carbine

.303

1

7lb 10oz

Great Britain

Brown Bess Musket

Muzzle loading Smooth bore

.75

1

10lb 3oz

Great Britain

Enfield 1853

Rifle-Musket

.577 Minie Ball

1

8lb 10oz

Great Britain

Enfield Carbine

Rifle-Musket Carbine

.577 Minie Ball

1

6lb 10oz

Great Britain

Snider

BL Rifle-musket conversion

.577 Snider Cartridge.

1

9lb 3.5oz

Great Britain

Holland & Holland

BL Express Rifle (Heavy Hunter)

.600 Nitro

2 barrels

£10

10.5lbs

Great Britain

India pattern Smoothbored Musket 1858

Smoothbore musket

.656

1

7lb 14oz

Great Britain

Lee-Metford MK I

BA Carbine

.303

8ChLM

£1 15/5

7.5 lbs

Great Britain

Lee-Metford Mk I* 1888

BA Rifle

.303

8ChLM

£2

9 lbs

Great Britain

Mauser 1871 11mm

BA Single shot rifle

11.15mm x 60R

1

9

Germany

Mauser 1871 carbine

BA Single shot carbine

11.15mm x 60R

1

7

Germany

Mauser 1871/84 11mm* 1884

BA Rifle

11.15mm x 60R

8SFT

9

Germany

Commision 1888*

BA Rifle

7.92mm

5ChLM

£2 10/5

9 lbs

Germany

Commision 1888*

BA Carbine

7.92mm

5ChLM

£1 19/4

7.5 lbs

Germany

Charleville Musket 1830

Muzzle loading Smooth bore

.69cl

1

11

France

Gras M1874

BA Single shot rifle

11mm x 59R

1

France

Kropatschek M1884

BA Rifle

11mm x 59R

8 SFT

France

Le Page Carbine

Revolver carbine (pistol caliber)

9mm, 12mm PF

20

France

Lebel 1886*

BA Rifle

8mm Smokeless

8SFT

£1 12/5

9.3 lbs

France

Lebel 1886*

BA Carbine

8mm Smokeless

8SFT

£1 3/5

7.8 lbs

France

Krag-Jorgensen*

BA Rifle

8mm

5SFM

£1 5/10

9.2 lbs

Denmark

Winchester RCMP*1

LA Carbine

.45-75 WCF

12SFT

£1 7/6

7.8 lbs

Canada

NAME

TYPE

CALIBER

SHOTS

COST

WEIGHT

COUNTRY

Albini M1873*

BA Single shot rifle

11mm x 50R

1

Belgium

Comblain M1882 *

BA Single shot rifle

11mm x 50R

1

Belgium

Mauser M1889*

BA Rifle

7.65mm Smokeless

5ChLM

8lb 0.5oz.

Belgium

Kropatschek M78 Naval Rifle*

BA Rifle

11mm

8SFT

£1 6/5

9.5 lbs

Austria & French Navy

Mannlicher M1886 *

BA Rifle

11.15x58R

5CFM

10

Austria

Mannlicher M1888*

BA Rifle

8x50R

5CFM

£1 8/6

9.4 lbs

Austria

Werndl M1873

BL Rifle

11.15x58R

1

Austria

NAME

TYPE

CALIBER

SHOTS

COST

WEIGHT

COUNTRY

12ga. Double (eg Greener)

Shotgun

12 Gauge

2Barrels

£3 8/5

8.5 lbs

USA/ Any

Greener Sawed off

Scattergun

12 Gauge

2Barrels

£2 ¾

7.8 lbs

USA/Any

Martian Shield gun

Scattergun C&B

12 gauge

1 Detachable

Martian

Spencer & Roper 1882

Pump action shotgun

12 gauge

5SFT

8.8lbs

USA

Winchester 1887

LA Shotgun

12 Gauge

5SFT

£4 5/7

8.8 lbs

USA

12ga. Single 1863

Shotgun

12 Gauge

1

8

Any

20ga. double 1863

Shotgun

20 Gauge

2

8

Any

20ga. single 1863

Shotgun

20 Gauge

1

7

Any

1 The Winchester RCMP Carbine was not actually made "in" Canada, but was made for the RCMP by Winchester, almost exclusively. In other words, it's HARD to get.
2 The Winchester rifles and carbines could be bought in a variety of calibers. Including, but not limited to .32-20, .44-40,.38-40, (Pistol ammo) and .45-70, .45-55, .45-75WCF (rifle ammo) and several other popular
calibers of the period.

*=Military Issue weapon of the manufacturing country or that most likely to be encountered in the hands of troops. Natives, militia, levies etc would probably have the older weapons listed for a country.
**** Several thousand Remington-Lees were brought by the US Navy and are most likely to be found in the hands of United States Marines.
Lee Metford carbines were not produced until 1894 so the weapon listed is probably a shortened rifle, and may cost more than the list price. When adopted the Lee Metford carbine had a 6 shot magazine so that it would fit more easily in a saddle boot.
The Martian Shield gun is a single
barreled scatter gun fitted in the center of a shield. The chamber is removable so that it can be reloaded without the need to lower the shield. Often several preloaded chambers are carried. A chamber takes the same time to reload as a smoothbore pistol but takes an additional action to fit or remove from the gun. Shield guns using Earth built weapons may also be encountered.

I consider this a work in progress. It is not truly complete. And while Philip has done quite
a lot in adding to something I started, I feel there is a little more to be done. If ANYONE has any questions, please feel free to contact me at spacecadet@space1889.org